CREATE is an all-campus student event run by the Office of Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity.
Check out the full list of CREATE 2023 award winners
CREATE 2024 is taking place April 8 - 12
Objectives
- To recognize and celebrate student scholarship, research, and creative activity
- To offer a venue for students to attend an academic-style conference within a safe, collegial atmosphere
- To afford students the opportunities to share their work and get feedback
- To help foster the culture of scholarship, research, and creative activity at VIU
CREATE Short Intro - What is CREATE and Why Participate?
Oral Presentation Workshop
Covers 10-minute presentations, Slams, Rants, and VIUTube. Recorded at a live Zoom session on February 17.
View the Oral Presentation Workshop video
Poster Presentation Workshop
Covers Research Posters, Infographics, using PowerPoint to format, and Twitter Posters.
View the Poster Presentation Workshop video
How to make a word cloud tutorial for students
The word cloud tutorial was designed for English 115 in mind, but includes a great intro to word clouds and how to use the online platform WordArt.
View the How to make a word cloud tutorial for students video
What is a research poster?
This video covers the following:
- What is a research poster?
- What should a research poster include?
- Lots of examples including some made by VIU students for CREATE
View the What is a research poster? video
What is an Infographic?
The following video covers the following:
- What is an Infographic?
- Examines a number of different types of infographics and best practices for each type
View the What is an Infographic? video
Basic Poster Formatting
Good for Research Posters and Infographics
For CREATE - Poster size is 36" x 48" or 48" x 36"
The video covers:
- How to format a poster in PowerPoint
- How to insert words and pictures
- How to save it to various file types
- Tips and suggestions regarding fonts, colours, and basic layout
View the Basic Poster Formatting video
How to prepare a 10-minute presentation
This video covers:
- What is a 10-minute presentation?
- Best practices for the slide and speaking parts
- A brief intro to how 10-minute presentations will go at CREATE
View the How to prepare a 10-minute presentation video
How to Slam!
Originally created for sharing with Dr. M. Hopwood's class during Spring, but great for anyone interested in doing a Slam! at CREATE. The video covers:
- What is a Slam?
- How to properly format a Slam
- Best practices for the slide and speaking parts
View the How to Slam! video
Schedule
The 'what, when and where' for CREATE.
Ways to Present
From posters to short films. This is where you will find info on all the different ways to participate at CREATE.
Registration
Registrations will be accepted until March 24, 2023. Early Bird Registration closed on March 6. All those who register after March 6 will be accepted based on space availability. The only event nearly full is research posters and infographics. There are a few places left on Monday and Tuesday only.
Workshops
If you need to learn how to make a poster, or do well with a Slam, make sure to check out one of our student workshops!
Awards and Prizes
CREATE will present over $7500 in awards and prizes in 2023. See the awards list.